Bill holder



Get. "$6, 1923 A. s. GRIMMER B I LL HOLDER Filed June 9. 1922 2Sheets-Sheet 1 m. 16, 19230 mmma A. S. GRHMMER BILL HOLDER Filed June 9,1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 3 r PatentedOct." 16, 1923.

r nUs'rIn's. GRIMMER; or BItooKtYN, EW 103K.

. BILiL HOLDER.

Application filed. June 9,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,,A.U$1IN' S. GRIMMER', aijciti zen of theunitedstateaia resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in BillHolders,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a bill l older and more particularlya hillholder so constructed that the to viewan d examination.

An object of he invention is to provide a hill holder which will, firmlyhold bills in a secure manner and yet enable them to he exposed to viewfor the purpose of selecting any desired bill. Another object of theinvention is to so construct the bill holder as to enable apersoncarrying the same to readily extract any bill without removing theothers or disarranging them. Anotherobjectof the invention 1s tofacilitate the insertion ofthe bills in the holder by creasing them. Astill further object is to so construct the. holder so as to.accommodate any number of. bills. Other objects will appear hereinafter.

s invention in its preferred embodimerit is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings which form part ofthisspecificatiori and inivhich-Fig.1 represents the holder inits flat or x e ed p0s i n,- Q0ki (1 1 1 ht p thereof; I

.Fig. 2 representsthe rear or underside of 35 the hingedfplate 3,

. Fig. 3 vshowsthe holder with inserted bills before turning downtheendsthereof with plate3,.

Fig. ashows the holder folded upfor insertion in'thepocketwith a stackof hills held by the folder, and

Fig; 5, shows the underside of the holder with a stack of billscontained therein.

In said, drawings, there are shown three plates 1, Zand 3, hingedtogether as shown by hinges 4: and 5. which are provided with springs tonormally maintain the plates in the fiat position in a single plane as.shown in EigurejL- The plate 2v is hinged to the plate 1 so asto turndownwardly and the plate 3 is turned upwardly as viewed in Figure 1-.'Each plate can swing or turn only'thi ough an ahg' leoflSO". They arepreferably formed of metal with a leather or formed of any otherstifiiorrigid material.

free endsof the bill are exposed extract a billet the top of the stackof bills fabric covering but theymay, of course, be

1922; Serial no. 5ee,970.

.At the right handedge of the plate 1 and. at the lower side thereof, isattacheda band or flexible backing .6 whose other endr' is provided witha clip-8; and a tongue 9 is 1 attached intermediate the ends. of theband. Over the top surface of the plate 2 there is provided a holdingmeans lO comprising a suitable band or strip which may be of leatherorfabric, and thisis attached' so as of: to permit the said hand 6 to passbetween it and the plate 2, thetongue 9 serving to pullthe band 6outwardly and the clip 8 serving to catch the edge of the band or strip10 to prevent further outward motion. A pocketbook 11 for coins may hemounted above said strip 10.

The plate 3 has slidably. mounted thereupon another sliding plateormember 12 which may be ofnietal. At .the outer edge of the plate 3 is aslot 13 for receiving a clamp or catch 14 on the plate 1 when the plate3 is folded over on the plate 1. tongue 15 is mounted on the undersideof the plate 3, anda second tongue 16 is attached to the band (Shy apivot 17, the two. being provided with means for fastening them togetherdenoted by the pivot l8. .The bills aredesig-nated by the numeral 19.Strips 20, are attached to the band Gonthe inside thereofin order toprovide a suitable attachment for the tongue 16; but thisconstructionis'optional. V

In using this device a stack of bills is taken for insertion betweenthe-band 6 and the platesl and"2 and the tongue 9 is pulled out to makeroom for their insertion. ,T o facilitate this operation the plates 1and 2 may be bent toward each other and'the bills may be "slightly,creased longitudinally along their center. The ends of, the bills arebrought against'the end of the tongue 15 and the clip 8 is thenpulledinso that the band 6 will tightly grip the hills. Thereupon'theplate 3 is swung, down and clasped by a spring catch'13, 14. 'The,sliding plate 12 should now be adjusted so that the tongue l5 will bejust snug over the ends of the bills. For this purpose also billsthemselves should be so placed in the bill holder as to provide for atight holding by the tongues, 01' the billsirnay be adjusted in the hillholderwith reference to the position of the sliding plate 12. VVhen'itis now desired to (as looking down upon Fig. 3) it is merely necessaryto seize'the bill and pull it out for the other bills will not bedisarranged since they are gripped on both sides with bills while thebill seized is only gripped on one side by a bill. \Vhen, on the otherhand, it is desired to extract a bill from the interior of the stack ofbills the following operation is preferable: The plate 3 should first beunsnapped, the bills on either side of the bill desired should be bentback against the holder, the bills and holder should then be seized andslightly flexed on the hinges 4; when it will be found that the bill maybe readily extracted without moving the other bills. This action is dueto the increased frictions developed among the bills folded back whilethe bill to be removed is largely freed from these frictions so that itcan be moved without disarrangement. e

As many apparently different embodiments of thisinvention may be madewithout departing from the spirit thereof it is to be understood that Ido not intend to limit myself to the above specific embodiment thereofexcept as indicated in the claims of this patent.

I claim: a

l. A bill holder comprising a plate having a band attached thereto andpositioned beneath it, a second plate hinged to the first plate at itsside to turn downwardly and means tending to hold it in the same plane,and a strip over the second plate to receive beneath it the said band.

2. A bill holder comprising a plate having a flexible backing attachedto its side; a second plate hinged to the first plate at its other sideto turn downwardly, and means tending to hold it in the same plane; anda lap on the said backing adapted to fold over on to the second plate,and means for holding said 'fiap when so folded over.

3. A bill holder comprising a plate having a flexible backing attachedto its side; a second plate hinged to the first'plate at its other sideto turn downwardly, and means tending to hold it in the same plane; aflap on the said backing adapted to fold over on to the second plate,and means for holding said flap when so folded over; and a third platehinged to said first plate.

i. A bill holder comprising a plate having a band attached thereto andpositioned beneath it, a second plate hinged to the first plate at itsside to turn downwardly and means tending to hold it in the same plane,a strip over the second plate to receive beneath it the said band and atongue and clip on the end of the band to adjust its position withrespect to the strip.

5. A. bill holder comprising a plate having a band attached thereto andpositioned beneath it, a second plate hinged to the first plate at itsside to turn downwardly and means tending to hold it in the same plane,a

strip over the second plate to receive beneath it the said band, atongue and clip on the end of the band to adjust its position withrespect to the strip and a receptacle for coins mounted above the strip.

6. A bill holder comprisin a plate hav ing a band attached thereto andpositioned beneath it, a second plate hinged to the first plate at itsside to turn downwardly and means tending to hold it in the same plane,a strip over the second plate to'receive beneath it the said band, athird plate'hinged to the edge of the first plate adjacent the secondplate and also having means tending to to the edge of the first plateadj accnt the second plate and also having means tending to hold it inthe same plane with the first plate also to clasp the third plate downon the the first plate and means on said third plate to hold the ends ofthe bills against said plate.

8. A bill holder comprising a plate hav ing a band attached thereto andpositioned beneath it, a second plate hinged to the first plate at itsside to turn downwardly and means tending to hold it in the same plane,a strip over the second plate to receive beneath it the said band, athird plate hinged to the edge of the first plate adjacent the secondplate and also having means tending to hold it in the same plane withthe first plate and also to clasp the third plate down. on the firstplate, and a tongue on the third plate and atongue on the band providedwith means for clasping them together for the purpose of firmly holdingthe bills in place.

9. A bill holder comprising a plate having a band attached thereto andpositioned beneath it, a second plate hinged to the first plate at itsside to turn downwardly and means tending to hold it in the same plane,a strip over the second plate to receive be neath it the said band, athird plate hinged to the edge of the first plate'adjacent the secondplate and also having means tending to hold it in the-same plane withthe first plate and also to clasp the third plate down on the firstplate, a tongue on the third plate and a tongue on the band providedwith means for clasping them together. for the purpose of firmlyholdingthe ends of the bills againstsaid third plate, and a slidingplate mounted on the thirdplatefor adjustment of the tongue.

10. A bill holder comprising a plate having a band attached thereto'andpositioned means tending to hold itin the same plane, a strip over the.second plate to receive beneath it the said band, a tongue and a' clipon theend of the band to adjustits position,

plate adjacent the second plate and also provided'with means tending tomaintain it in a plane position, and means'on said third plate to holdin firm contact therewith the ends of the bills.

ing a flexible backing attached to its side; a

second plate hinged to the first plate at its other side to turndownwardly, and means tending to hold it in the same plane; a flap onthe said backing adapted to fold over on to the second plate, and meansfor holding said flap when so folded over; and a third plate hinged tosaid first plate, and having a flap attached to said backing.

12. A bill holder comprising a plate having a band attached thereto andpositioned beneath it, a second plate hinged to the first plate at itsside to turn downwardly and means tending to hold it in the same plane,a strip over the second plate to receive beneath it the said band, athird plate hinged to the edge of the first plate adjacent thesecond'plate and also having means tending when it in the same planewiththe first plate also tofclasp the thirdplate down on the firstplate'and means on said third plate a to hold theends ,of'the bill's-againstsaid plate, the'three platesbeingso proportioned that when folded thebills will present a triple fold substantially as shown. a third platehinged to the edge of the first 13. A bill holder comprising'a platehaving a bill 'holdingiband attached thereto, a second plate hinged tothe first plate at its side, turningfdownwardly and means tend mg tohold it in the same-plane, and means for securing said band in a desiredposition to hold the bills.

14-. A bill holder comprising a plate having a flexible backing attachedto its side; a second plate hinged to the first plate at its other sideto turn downwardly, and means tending to hold it in the same plane; afiap on the said backing adapted to fold over on to the second plate,and means for holding said flap when so folded over; and a third platehinged to said first plate, and having a tongue attached to saidbacking, and a sliding plate mounted on said third plate acting inconjunction with tongue on the back of the third plate to'regulate theposition of thebills. V

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my. handthis 6th day of June, 1922. j j

AUSTIN S. GRINEMER.

